Illinois House Bill 234

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Completed Legislative Action
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 13-0)
Status: Passed on July 9 2021 - 100% progression
Action: 2021-07-09 - Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0055
Text: Latest bill text (Chaptered) [HTML]

Amends the School Code. Beginning with the 2022-2023 school year, requires every public high school to include in its curriculum a unit of instruction on media literacy; sets forth what topics the unit of instruction shall include. Provides that the State Board of Education shall determine how to prepare and make available instructional resources and professional learning opportunities for educators that may be used for the development of the unit of instruction. Effective immediately.

SCH CD-MEDIA LITERACY

Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez [D]	Rep. Stephanie Kifowit [D]	Rep. Janet Yang Rohr [D]	Rep. Joyce Mason [D]
Rep. Jaime Andrade [D]	Sen. Karina Villa [D]	Sen. Laura Ellman [D]	Sen. Kimberly Lightford [D]
Sen. Steve Stadelman [D]	Sen. Jacqueline Collins [D]	Sen. Laura Murphy [D]	Sen. Adriane Johnson [D]
Sen. John Connor [D]

2021-05-25 - Senate - Third Reading in Senate (Y: 42 N: 15 NV: 2 Abs: 0) [PASS]
2021-04-20 - House - Third Reading in House (Y: 68 N: 44 NV: 0 Abs: 1) [PASS]

Date	Chamber	Action
2021-07-09	House	Public Act . . . . . . . . . 102-0055
2021-07-09	House	Effective Date July 9, 2021
2021-07-09	House	Governor Approved
2021-06-23	House	Sent to the Governor
2021-05-29	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. John Connor
2021-05-25	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Adriane Johnson
2021-05-25	House	Passed Both Houses
2021-05-25	Senate	Third Reading - Passed; 042-015-000
2021-05-20	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading May 21, 2021
2021-05-20	Senate	Second Reading
2021-05-19	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Jacqueline Y. Collins
2021-05-19	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of 2nd Reading May 20, 2021
2021-05-19	Senate	Do Pass Education; 011-002-000
2021-05-12	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Steve Stadelman
2021-05-12	Senate	Added as Alternate Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura M. Murphy
2021-05-11	Senate	Assigned to Education
2021-05-07	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Kimberly A. Lightford
2021-05-07	Senate	Added as Alternate Chief Co-Sponsor Sen. Laura Ellman
2021-04-21	Senate	Referred to Assignments
2021-04-21	Senate	First Reading
2021-04-21	Senate	Chief Senate Sponsor Sen. Karina Villa
2021-04-21	Senate	Placed on Calendar Order of First Reading
2021-04-21	Senate	Arrive in Senate
2021-04-20	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Jaime M. Andrade, Jr.
2021-04-20	House	Third Reading - Short Debate - Passed 068-044-000
2021-04-14	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Joyce Mason
2021-04-14	House	Placed on Calendar Order of 3rd Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-14	House	Second Reading - Short Debate
2021-04-08	House	Placed on Calendar 2nd Reading - Short Debate
2021-03-24	House	Do Pass as Amended / Short Debate Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; 014-009-000
2021-03-24	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Adopted in Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee; by Voice Vote
2021-03-23	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Rules Refers to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2021-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Referred to Rules Committee
2021-03-22	House	House Committee Amendment No. 1 Filed with Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez
2021-03-17	House	Added Co-Sponsor Rep. Janet Yang Rohr
2021-02-23	House	Assigned to Elementary & Secondary Education: School Curriculum & Policies Committee
2021-02-16	House	Added Chief Co-Sponsor Rep. Stephanie A. Kifowit
2021-01-29	House	Referred to Rules Committee
2021-01-29	House	First Reading
2021-01-26	House	Filed with the Clerk by Rep. Elizabeth Hernandez

Chapter	Article	Section	Citation Type	Statute Text
105	5	27-20.08	New Code	See Bill Text

Type	Source
Summary	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/BillStatus.asp?DocNum=234&GAID=16&DocTypeID=HB&SessionID=110&GA=102
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0234.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0234eng.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0234enr.htm
Text	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/publicacts/102/102-0055.htm
Amendment	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/102/HB/10200HB0234ham001.htm
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/house/10200HB0234_04202021_002000T.pdf
Roll Call	https://www.ilga.gov/legislation/votehistory/102/senate/10200HB0234_05252021_006000T.pdf